Kenya opposition seeks ICC probe of police head over violence against protesters

By George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s opposition alliance has written to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) asking him to open an investigation into the head of the police who it accuses of ordering attacks on its supporters during anti-government protests. Opposition leader Raila Odinga suspended anti-government protests after an appeal from …

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Ukraine bars its national teams from events with Russians, Belarusians

By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine barred its national sports teams from competing in Olympic, non-Olympic and Paralympic events which include competitors from Russia and Belarus, the sports ministry said in a decree on Friday. Ukraine’s deputy sports minister, who signed off on the move, told Reuters in an interview that it was a “bad …

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U.S. begins testing bird flu vaccines for poultry after record outbreak

CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. government is testing several potential bird flu vaccines for poultry, officials said on Friday, after more than 58 million chickens, turkeys and other birds have died in the nation’s worst outbreak ever. The trials, conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service, are the first step in …

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U.S. Supreme Court empowers bids to curb authority of federal agencies

By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday made it easier to challenge the regulatory power of federal agencies in two important rulings backing Axon Enterprise Inc’s bid to sue the Federal Trade Commission and a Texas accountant’s gripe with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A 9-0 ruling …

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Leak of classified information was deliberate criminal act -Pentagon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The leak of classified information was a “deliberate, criminal act,” the Pentagon said on Thursday. Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder referred questions about the investigation to the Department of Justice. Ryder added the Pentagon had taken steps to review distribution lists and ensure that people receiving information had a need to …

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US retail sales post second straight monthly drop; factory output falls

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales fell more than expected in March as consumers cut back on purchases of motor vehicles and other big-ticket items, suggesting that the economy was losing steam at the end of the first quarter because of higher interest rates. Ebbing demand for goods is undercutting production at …

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